MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	20.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 25 '14 at 02:03
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 77.4 2-Core 233 66% 155 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 451 61% 454 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 51% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8472) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.3523 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.9% Poor	Lighting 20.3 Reflection 27.6 Parallax 30.7 16% 26.2 fps	MRender 48.8 Gravity 28.5 Splatting 32.6 29% 36.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apple SM256E 251GB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM07A1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2908 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1450 (A9) Unknown 253 253 1838774491392 (AD) Unknown 193 193 42963697760 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 925 (C2) HDA temperature 68 42 249108561952 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	78.7% Very good	Read 476 Write 422 Mixed 439 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 23.1 103% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 23.4 DQ Write 99.1 DQ Mixed 70.9 52% 64.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 720GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 117715952 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 238 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 3542200 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1737 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 220 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 54 639303713 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 518 (C2) HDA temperature 33 46 51539607585 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 126108829746868 (F1) Unknown 100 253 867140460 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1249700633	98.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 169 Mixed 157 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.34 106% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 112%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB 1,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2TB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 40.4 Write 30.3 Mixed 34.2 44% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.35 68% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 22%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 8GB 1,502 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 5GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.52% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 8.9 Mixed 6.9 13% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.54 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.003 28% 2.52 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.52% Great: 7%

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Typical Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 4,010 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) - $242

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	1,367x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1,199x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	390x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	319x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	316x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	164x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	146x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	144x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	84x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	74x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $532

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

MSI Z87-G45 GAMING (MS-7821)

Performance Results

PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)